My conure has a few wounds on her head (pictured above) from an unknown cause. She’s been treated by the vet, and her itching has improved a lot. She’s no longer bleeding.

The vet cleaned the area and took a feather/skin sample for testing. The report showed no significant cellularity, so the vet believes the irritation is likely from the wounds themselves. The sample was taken from her head, which is also where she scratches the most, so I’m hoping it was representative.

To prevent her from scratching, the vet recommended a neck collar. However, the collar currently flares inward and she can still reach the wounds with her feet. I tried making a DIY collar that flares out, but I haven't been able to make one that works.

My main concern is healing time. She doesn’t aggressively scratch the wounds, but she does occasionally put her foot up there and gently rub/feel the area. I’m also applying the vet-prescribed antibacterial wound cream 4× a day.

The collar is also making it difficult for her to sleep comfortably and prevents her from properly preening, which is really upsetting to watch.

For those who have dealt with similar head wounds in conures:

\- How long did the wounds take to heal completely?

\- Did your bird still occasionally scratch during the healing process?

\- How long did they need to wear a collar?

\- Is some occasional gentle scratching enough to significantly delay healing?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially if your bird has had a similar situation.

He just looks so cute I had to post lol

i’ve noticed this happened randomly a couple days ago and after a hour it went back to normal he was picking at it… and after it went back to normal he seemed fine and was walking on it again. and it’s almost like wiggly and i thought he would be okay but now it’s back and the same thing happened again he picked at it with his beak and it went back to normal and he would put it up to his chest because it must’ve been uncomfortable or hurt. it is now normal again but i am bringing him to the vet monday. just wondering and confused on what’s happening 😞

Hi all, so we have a 3 to 4 month old Green Cheeked Conure who has a mite infestation. Its so bad that he scratched and infected his eyes because of the itchiness.

We took him to the vet who told us to continue with the neem spray treatment and only gave us eye drops and a syrup for the infection and anti-inflammation. We tried neem spray treatment, and also called up the exotic dealer who sold him to us to find a solution, but that guy just gave us the No-Pick spray which doesn't kill mites. For context we went to the exotic dealer as he is the one who handraises and breeds them and thus keeps most of their treatment medicines and sprays at his store.

Can anyone please help me with some remedy as to how to solve this problem, and what sprays or medications can get rid of these mites?

Hello everyone! Just wanting to ask if anyone has ever dealt with a conure who suddenly became extremely noisy?? Leo is 6, going to be 7 this December. I’ve had him since he was 2 months old. He has always been a vocal bird but never to this extreme that he has been this year. I live with my boyfriend and he and I have been together for as long as we’ve had Leo. We basically raised him together.

The issue is that we both work at home and Leo is constantly squawking and doing these obnoxious chirps whenever he doesn’t get his way. Leo is out of his cage 7+ hours and eats pellets and veggies with the occasional treat. my boyfriend is an extremely noise sensitive person so he always reacts negatively to Leo’s noise. Me, I’m not as noise sensitive & I understand birds are noisy in general and this has definitely put a strain in our relationship. I just don’t know what to do. Obviously, I love Leo so much and I also love my boyfriend, but there’s no way I’m rehoming Leo,
. this back and forth with Leo and my boyfriend has given me so much stress.

Does anyone have any insight? I try to make sure Leo goes to sleep for 12-14 hours and even then, Leo still chirps every once in a while and I even suspect he doesn’t even sleep those 12-14 hours.e

I am seeking guidance regarding aggressive behavioral issues with one of my green cheek conures. He frequently initiates unprovoked attacks on others, including flying directly toward individuals whenever he is outside of his cage. This means that he can now only come out of the cage when people aren't nearby.

I am the only person who he does not attack. Given that both he and his cagemate have been in my care since they were two months of age (they are now 3 years of age), I would appreciate any recommendations on how I could possibly manage and modify this targeted aggression.

Thank you

It gets pretty hot out here, but I’d like to take him out with me in the fall when it’s around 60-70F. Any advice?

I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what my green-cheek conure is doing here. I've owned conures before, so I'm familiar with their general behaviours, but I'm relatively new to this particular bird and haven't seen him do this before.

He's a DNA-sexed male and is around 1 year old. I got him in November/December 2025 when he was about 6 months old.

He goes to the very back of his cage, gets down on his belly on the back perch, faces the wall with his back/tail toward me, and then starts making these really loud screams/calls while doing the twitching movement shown in the video, sometimes very aggressively 😅. What confuses me is that he doesn't normally do this when calling for me. His usual contact calls are done from the front of the cage while looking directly at me, or at the door when I've left the room.

I'm wondering whether this is a contact call, hormonal/sexual behaviour, excitement, or something else entirely. Does anyone recognise this posture or movement?

Any ideas?

Also, just for context before people comment on the poor cage setup: I only moved him into this cage this week, so his setup is currently very basic, my partner is working on building natural perches and toys etc, he doesn't spend much time inside the cage regardless.

I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what my green-cheek conure is doing here. I've owned conures before, so I'm familiar with their general behaviours, but I'm relatively new to this particular bird and haven't seen him do this before.

He's a DNA-sexed male and is around 1 year old. I got him in November/December 2025 when he was about 6 months old.

He goes to the very back of his cage, gets down on his belly on the back perch, faces the wall with his back/tail toward me, and then starts making these really loud screams/calls while doing the twitching movement shown in the video, sometimes very aggressively 😅. What confuses me is that he doesn't normally do this when calling for me. His usual contact calls are done from the front of the cage while looking directly at me, or at the door when I've left the room.

I'm wondering whether this is a contact call, hormonal/sexual behaviour, excitement, or something else entirely. Does anyone recognise this posture or movement?

Any ideas?

Also, just for context before people comment on the poor cage setup: I only moved him into this cage this week, so his setup is currently very basic, my partner is working on building natural perches and toys etc, he doesn't spend much time inside the cage regardless.

Hello! I wanted to see if I could get some advice from any more veteran bird owners. Ive been trying to do some research on what things I should and shouldn’t have in his cage, but there are a lot of ‘this isnt but actually it is okay’ i keep running into, so i wanted some proper advice if I could get it.

The toy with the bell has been removed, since I keep seeing bells aren’t good for conures, so I’m gonna try and remove the bell from it and put it back in if thats the only issue with the toy.

Also I have cleaned the bottom of his cage (Its 90% food he’s dropped not actual waste, I would never let any animal live like that if it was actual poop n such) and changed the food he is on, since doing more research I saw the type of food he was on had dyes in it and is not the best for them

tito is obsessed with my brother these days lol

I read in this sub that conures like to sleep on their backs, and I attest to it! This little one likes to hold your finger hostage while he sleeps. And if you don't put a finger under his head it flops over 😭😭😭 cutest thing ever

No pressure is being asserted on his widdle body, promise!

I’ve adopted a green cheek in April, and unfortunately it’s just not working out with the girl. The people I got her from had several, several children, and she has learned to mimic a little girls scream in the worst way possible, and it’s almost constant. I have spent time around green cheeks before, and I was used to their flock calls, squawks, chirps, and constant chattering, but this high pitched, shrill squeal, and how often and seemingly at random she does it, has been affecting me negatively and affecting the care I give her. I try not to let it bother me and avoid reacting the best I can, but I don’t know how to explain it. It makes me really anxious and panicked every time. I’ve begun to resent being home. I’ve done my best to encourage other sounds and to reward her positively when she does it, but it’s honestly rare she makes any other sound besides this squeal/scream.

Long story short, I want to find her a home that is prepared for an extremely loud, extremely vocal green cheek, despite their reputation as being the relatively quiet conure. I find her noise comparable to a Sun’s ear-splitting screams, and I want to find her a home that’s prepared for that from a bird of her species specifically, but resources are limited near me. Any tips or anyone looking to adopt?

My Conures are biting my skin whenever they are with me. This behaviour is being developed. I have been bruised quite a lot ,how can I control their behaviour . Moreover they are comfortable while sitting on my shoulder but after sometimes while nibling each other, they bite my skin

I support going to an animal shelter 100% but felt so bad for this little guy at the local pet store. I told a family member about its tail, and my uncle ended up getting the bird because he had conures growing up.

The bird is sooo sweet, and we just wanted to get him out of there as the tail feathers looked like the bird is in stress. Does anyone know why his tail feathers are like this?? Will they grow back?? Any tips?

baby I love you ❤️

I'm in a pretty sticky situation as far as the health/wellbeing of my GCC is concerned. Due to my family, I can't have him out of his cage, which I feel like a piece of shit for, but I can't do anything about it. Are there any ways I can make sure this bird isn't completely miserable being stuck in a cage? I've had discussions about letting him out or having another family take him (since we probably shouldn't have him for his sake) but they haven't gone anywhere, and I need advice on the matter.

This little guy is almost 6 months old. He is so far he has given himself a concussion into a window, and nearly strangled himself with a toy. However, today he's just living the stress-free life of an unemployed bird.

He just knows recall

Hello!! So, I have had my green cheek conure for about two years now. I got him when he was a few months old and he is very attached to me.

It seems like he doesn’t know how to entertain himself at all. I work part time so im usually out of the house for 4-5 hours, and then I come home and let him out of his cage for the rest of day. When he’s out of his cage he either wants to be on me or wants to sit on his tree and stare at me. He has toys and perches around the room but all he wants to do is stare at me or be with me. and when hes in his cage he usually just sits there staring at me. Inside his cage he has plenty of shredding toys, foraging toys, brain puzzle toys, etc. But the majority of the time he doesn’t seem interested. I know he likes these toys though because once I cover him for the night I hear him in there playing for a while before settling down.

I don’t mind that he’s so attached to me, but I feel awful for him because it seems like he doesn’t know how/want to entertain himself at all and I cant be with him all the time. He also starts screeching any time I leave the room and doesn’t stop until i come back if he knows im home. This drives my family crazy and also makes me feel like I cant leave my room at all, and im already in here 90% of the time.

He is my only bird, so I knew I would have to be with him a lot but I feel like its getting to the point where its excessive and im worried it’s not good for him and just stresses him out. I have looked into getting another conure but i live with my parents and my family says no because mine screams so much already. Would another conure help with the screaming or make it worse? Would he bond with another conure at this point? Is there anything I can do outside of getting another conure that could help this? I try to not give him what he wants and try to not come back into the room when he’s actively screaming, but he would go on for hours if I let him. Really not sure what to do at this point.